Michigan Unemployment Rate Stable during April

Michigan’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate was unchanged for the sixth consecutive month, remaining at 5.0 percent during April.

The national unemployment rate remained unchanged between March and April at 4.3 percent. Michigan’s April unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points larger than the U.S. rate. The national jobless rate edged up by 0.1 percentage points over the year, while the statewide rate receded by 0.2 percentage points since April 2025. Michigan and Connecticut were tied in having the seventh largest unemployment rate in the nation during April, behind Nevada, Delaware, California, Washington, Oregon, and Illinois. 

Michigan’s total workforce was reduced by 0.4 percent over the month, while the national labor force edged down by 0.1 percent during April. Similarly, total employment in the state fell by 0.4 percent, while the national employment total decreased by 0.1 percent. The total number of unemployed people in the state receded by 0.4 percent, whereas the national unemployment level advanced by 1.9 percent since March.  

Over the year, Michigan’s labor force declined by 2.0 percent, a decrease 1.4 percentage points larger than the workforce decline seen nationally (-0.6 percent). Statewide employment was reduced by 1.9 percent, while the U.S. employment level fell by 0.8 percent. The number of unemployed people in Michigan decreased by 4.9 percent over the year, while the national unemployment total advanced by 3.0 percent since April 2025.